Wikipedia:Meetup/Christchurch/33

The Ōtautahi Christchurch monthly meetups are a chance for Wiki people (Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikisource, and so on) to get together, get advice, get collaborations started. Everybody's welcome, beginners or experienced.

Foundation Cafe, ground floor of Tūranga, the Christchurch Central Library (OSM, Google Maps)
Sunday, 3 November 2024
2:00–4:00 pm

Attendees

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Giantflightlessbirds (talk)
~~CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs)~~unfortunately something came up last-minute
MurielMary (talk)
David Palmer//cloventt ^(talk) (tentative depending on childcare)
David Nind (talk)

Apologies

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Useful links

Join the Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand user group
Wikipedia Aotearoa New Zealand on Facebook
The Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large project (WP:AoWPAL)
Wikiproject New Zealand in Wikipedia and Wikidata
New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board

What have we been up to?

Giantflightlessbirds: I'm still wrapping up work with the National Science Challenges, and have been running lunchtime webinars (terrible word) for researchers. The first was on working with Wikipedia, the next two are on copyright and Creative Commons for scientists. I've been awarded the 2025 Wikipedian at Large grant, which will be half-time for the whole year and focussed on Banks Peninsula. This will be run a little differently and I hope more effectively) than in 2024, with potential field trips and retreats to different parts of the Peninsula for those who are keen to travel further afield.
Alexeyevitch has been traveling throughout the South Island and Banks Peninsula. I've been working thru various New Zealand articles (notably Opawa (now GA)). I was inspired to work on a suburb article after reading Māngere Bridge (suburb) (GA).
MurielMary: keeping the facebook page and group updated, a little editing and writing.
Cloventt: worked with another editor on Edmonds_Band_Rotunda; wrote Colin Meurk
General discussion about the potential for creating content on the Waitaki district e.g. Kurow Museum information about the beginnings of the social security system, Vanished World about the GeoPark and its sites, the North Otago Memorial Oaks.
General discussion about the articles on Ferrymead Heritage Park and Ferrymead Railway
David Palmer//cloventt ^(talk): As already mentioned have written some new articles for people and businesses in chch/Canterbury; wrote a bot for monitoring macron madness MacronMonitor; taken part in some noticeboard dicussions; been involved a bit at AfD; planning to get involved at GAN and AfC in the future as time permits.

Upcoming events

WikiCon 2025 is in Christchurch, 16–18 May. Early bird registration is only $15 until November 15th, and we already have 14 signed up; register here.

Outcomes and tips

Next event

1 Dec 2024, in the evening at the Pegasus Arms